Johnson is in his first season with the Colts as assistant offensive line coach. He has 22 years of coaching experience, including the last eight seasons in the NFL.

Johnson served as tight ends coach with the Oakland Raiders for the last three seasons (2015-17). In 2017, his unit of Jared Cook, Clive Walford and Lee Smith combined for 71 receptions for 844 yards and two touchdowns. In his first season with the Raiders, Cook led the group with a single-season career-high 54 receptions and totaled 688 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cook also registered 35 receptions for first downs which ranked sixth in the NFL among tight ends.

In 2016, Johnson assisted with the second-year development of Walford, who set career highs with 33 receptions for 359 yards while tying a career-high with three touchdowns. Fellow tight end Mychal Rivera contributed 18 receptions for 192 yards and one touchdown.

In his first season in Oakland, Johnson’s group helped pave the way for running back Latavius Murray (1,066 yards) to register his first career 1,000-yard rushing season and become the first Raider to accomplish that feat since 2010. Rivera finished the season tied for fourth on the team with 32 receptions while adding 280 receiving yards and one touchdown. Smith set a career-high with 12 receptions. As a rookie, Walford saw action in all 16 games and compiled 28 receptions for 329 yards and three touchdowns.

Johnson spent two seasons with the Detroit Lions as assistant offensive line coach (2014) and tight ends coach (2013). The Lions boasted one of the league’s top tight end duos in veteran Brandon Pettigrew and undrafted rookie Joseph Fauria in 2013. The duo combined for 59 receptions for 623 yards and nine touchdowns. Fauria set the franchise record for touchdown receptions (seven) by a rookie tight end, and his three-touchdown performance in Week 6 at Cleveland set a single-game franchise record among tight ends and all rookies. His seven scores were also tied for second among all 2013 rookies.

Prior to Detroit, Johnson served as tight ends coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars for one season (2012). Tight end Marcedes Lewis finished third on the team with 52 receptions while adding 540 receiving yards and four touchdowns.

Johnson’s first NFL coaching opportunity came with the Buffalo Bills, where he spent two seasons (2010-11) as the team’s assistant offensive line coach. From 2010-11, the Bills’ offensive line ranked tied for seventh in the NFL with just 57.0 sacks allowed. The team also averaged 4.6 rushing yards per attempt over those two seasons, good for sixth in the league.

From 2005-09, Johnson was the offensive line coach at Indiana, where he developed two NFL linemen in guard/tackle Rodger Saffold, a second-round selection of the St. Louis Rams in 2010, and guard James Brewer, a New York Giants’ fourth-round pick in 2011 and Indianapolis native.

Prior to Indiana, served on the coaching staff at his alma mater Miami (Ohio) for six seasons as offensive line coach (2004) and tight ends coach (1999-2003). He helped the RedHawks to a 13-1 season, a MAC Championship and GMAC Bowl victory in 2003. During Johnson’s five-year tenure, the RedHawks were 36-5 when outrushing the opponent.

Johnson’s coaching debut came at the University of Akron, where he served as a graduate assistant (1995-96) before transitioning to the Zips’ defensive line coach (1997-98).

A native of Akron, Ohio, Johnson was a three-year starter at Miami (Ohio) from 1992-94. He helped the RedHawks average 156.7 rushing yards per game in 1992 and 174.4 rushing yards per game in 1994. Johnson graduated with a degree in health appraisal and sports organization. He attended Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, Ohio, where he was a standout lineman and a track-and-field letterman. Johnson and his wife, Kristen, have two daughters, Madilyn and Olivia.

Coaching Career

1995-1996 Akron Graduate Assistant

1997-1998 Akron Defensive Line

1999-2003 Miami (Ohio) Tight Ends

2004 Miami (Ohio) Offensive Line

2005-2009 Indiana Offensive Line

2010-2011 Buffalo Bills Assistant Offensive Line

2012 Jacksonville Jaguars Tight Ends

2013 Detroit Lions Tight Ends

2014 Detroit Lions Assistant Offensive Line

2015-2017 Oakland Raiders Tight Ends

2018 Indianapolis Colts Assistant Offensive Line

Johnson is in his first season with the Colts as assistant offensive line coach. He has 22 years of coaching experience, including the last eight seasons in the NFL.

Johnson served as tight ends coach with the Oakland Raiders for the last three seasons (2015-17). In 2017, his unit of Jared Cook, Clive Walford and Lee Smith combined for 71 receptions for 844 yards and two touchdowns. In his first season with the Raiders, Cook led the group with a single-season career-high 54 receptions and totaled 688 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cook also registered 35 receptions for first downs which ranked sixth in the NFL among tight ends.

In 2016, Johnson assisted with the second-year development of Walford, who set career highs with 33 receptions for 359 yards while tying a career-high with three touchdowns. Fellow tight end Mychal Rivera contributed 18 receptions for 192 yards and one touchdown.

In his first season in Oakland, Johnson’s group helped pave the way for running back Latavius Murray (1,066 yards) to register his first career 1,000-yard rushing season and become the first Raider to accomplish that feat since 2010. Rivera finished the season tied for fourth on the team with 32 receptions while adding 280 receiving yards and one touchdown. Smith set a career-high with 12 receptions. As a rookie, Walford saw action in all 16 games and compiled 28 receptions for 329 yards and three touchdowns.

Johnson spent two seasons with the Detroit Lions as assistant offensive line coach (2014) and tight ends coach (2013). The Lions boasted one of the league’s top tight end duos in veteran Brandon Pettigrew and undrafted rookie Joseph Fauria in 2013. The duo combined for 59 receptions for 623 yards and nine touchdowns. Fauria set the franchise record for touchdown receptions (seven) by a rookie tight end, and his three-touchdown performance in Week 6 at Cleveland set a single-game franchise record among tight ends and all rookies. His seven scores were also tied for second among all 2013 rookies.

Prior to Detroit, Johnson served as tight ends coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars for one season (2012). Tight end Marcedes Lewis finished third on the team with 52 receptions while adding 540 receiving yards and four touchdowns.

Johnson’s first NFL coaching opportunity came with the Buffalo Bills, where he spent two seasons (2010-11) as the team’s assistant offensive line coach. From 2010-11, the Bills’ offensive line ranked tied for seventh in the NFL with just 57.0 sacks allowed. The team also averaged 4.6 rushing yards per attempt over those two seasons, good for sixth in the league.

From 2005-09, Johnson was the offensive line coach at Indiana, where he developed two NFL linemen in guard/tackle Rodger Saffold, a second-round selection of the St. Louis Rams in 2010, and guard James Brewer, a New York Giants’ fourth-round pick in 2011 and Indianapolis native.

Prior to Indiana, served on the coaching staff at his alma mater Miami (Ohio) for six seasons as offensive line coach (2004) and tight ends coach (1999-2003). He helped the RedHawks to a 13-1 season, a MAC Championship and GMAC Bowl victory in 2003. During Johnson’s five-year tenure, the RedHawks were 36-5 when outrushing the opponent.

Johnson’s coaching debut came at the University of Akron, where he served as a graduate assistant (1995-96) before transitioning to the Zips’ defensive line coach (1997-98).

A native of Akron, Ohio, Johnson was a three-year starter at Miami (Ohio) from 1992-94. He helped the RedHawks average 156.7 rushing yards per game in 1992 and 174.4 rushing yards per game in 1994. Johnson graduated with a degree in health appraisal and sports organization. He attended Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, Ohio, where he was a standout lineman and a track-and-field letterman. Johnson and his wife, Kristen, have two daughters, Madilyn and Olivia.